dormagen-guffanti-scholarship 2022

The Dr. Dormagen-Guffanti-Foundation invites artists from the drawing and graphics sectors to participate in the Dr. Dormagen Guffanti Scholarship 2022. The call is for artists who have their place of work and residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.

The equal participation of people with and without disabilities in society is the key idea of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was adopted in 2008 Already about 150 years ago, the donor has Dr. Hubert Dormagen donated his fortune for the purpose of disabled-people's care in Cologne. He also draws back the idea of using the art to ′′ accelerate the healing of the sick ".

The Foundation's Board of Trustees has decided to use the foundation's income to award the Dr. Dormagen Guffanti scholarship to be awarded to artists from the field of fine arts after a public call for proposals. The aim is to create opportunities for and / or for people with disabilities to participate under artistic aspects.